पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · January 15, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।
"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra58.33°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha285.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra260.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani289.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Srinagar, J&K — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:46 – 07:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:24
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:52
Varjyam08:02 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:36 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:52 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:08 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:24 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:44 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:24 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:08 – 05:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:52 – 07:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.0837°
Longitude: 74.7973°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871129.27
Julian Day2459594.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.31°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1609°), declination -21.15°, EoT -9.35 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2022-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)